Cellana stellifera

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Cellana stellifera
Drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Dorsal (apical) view and ventral (apertural) view. Head region is on the left.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Nacellidae
Genus: Cellana
Species:
C. stellifera
Binomial name
Cellana stellifera
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Helcioniscus stellifera phymatius Suter, 1905
  • Helcioniscus stelliferus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Helcioniscus stelliferus phymatius Suter, 1905
  • Patella stellifera Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Patella stellularia Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Cellana stellifera, common name the star limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.[1]

Black and white drawing of the shell of Cellana stellifera. Lateral view (right side). Head region is on the right.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P. (2015). Cellana stellifera (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325460 on 2017-03-26
  • Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1